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Polesitter Denny Hamlin took advantage of a late restart to motor to victory Saturday night at NASCAR’s Sprint All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The win was worth no Sprint Cup points in that event’s season series, but was worth $1.045 million. The restart was ordered after Brad Keselowski was flagged…

In wind, rain and Lightning, Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah captured the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore by seven lengths on Saturday, setting up a run for the Triple Crown in three weeks at the Belmont. No horse has won the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978, but American Pharoah has become the fourteenth horse since then…

The Venango County road maintenance schedule for the week of May 18, released over the weekend by PennDOT, includes bridge repairs on a stretch of Dempseytown-Gresham Road in Cherrytree Township and paving on Nickleville-Kahle Lake Road in Richland Township. Shoulder repair work is scheduled for Routes 62 and 322 west of Franklin. Pothole patching is planned…

The Pennsylvania State Police and other law enforcement agencies around the state will again be conducting a “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement effort, beginning Monday, May 18. The program will continue through the end of the month, and will include regulatory checkpoints and child safety seat checkpoints. Police officials will be enforcing Pennsylvania’s…

A Kennerdell man was arrested last week for alleged burglary attempts in Grove City. Police in Grove City allege that 26 year-old Ryan Brain broke into one apartment and was trying to enter a second when they arrested him at around 5:00 AM Thursday. Officials say charges include burglary, trespassing and criminal mischief.

Oil City’s Ben Koyack signed his rookie contract with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday afternoon. The 6-5, 255-pound tight end from Notre Dame was selected by the Jaguars in the seventh round (pick #229 overall) of the league’s recent draft. He was the fourth Jacksonville draft pick to sign this week. Four others remain…

In the settlement of a 2014 lawsuit which followed an attempt by Franklin City Council to do away with the Franklin General Authority, a Venango County judge ruled Thursday that the city must pay the General Authority and Sugarcreek Borough more than $653,000. The suit had claimed that the two bodies were owed repayments for…

The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Thursday that they have signed their first-round draft choice, Kentucky linebacker Alvin “Bud” Dupree. The news means only two of the Steelers’ eight 2015 draft picks remain unsigned. Dupree was the 22nd overall pick. He played in 47 games, starting 38 at Kentucky. He finished play for the Wildcats with 247…

Ryan Howard and Freddy Galvis both recorded three hits, and Howard slammed his seventh home run of the season in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 4-2 home victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon as the teams settled for a 2-2 draw in their four-game series. The Phillies (13-23) used a bad start by Pittsburgh starter…